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Why LCD and Plasma? 37

It seems to me that LCD and Plasma are discussed most when it comes to TV these days, is there something wrong with other formats such as DLP, 3LCD, etc.?

I would like to purchase a new TV for our bedroom and I was looking at the $800 range, this had me loking at 32" HD TV's, at least those of quality; I'd prefer slightly bigger. I happen to look at a 37" Sony (KDF37H1000) that I thought looked nice, just under $900, and I saw that it was 3LCD, this is a rear projection TV.

Why do these formats get little discussion?

Any suggestions for a 37" (or larger) HD TV for a good price?
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reubent
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Tvad,

When I was shopping for my first flat panel TV a couple of years ago, SD picture quality was a huge consideration. I ended up purchasing the 3rd generation Panasonic 42" EDTV plasma. It looks really good with SD program material, and from my viewing distance, I couldn't see much difference on digital signals in either SD or HD.

I've been very happy with it for about 3 years.

Enjoy,

TIC
reubent
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John,

That's funny! My wife does the same thing. I think it's habit. She's been conditioned to punch in the channel number of the SD channel and hasn't bothered to learn the HD channel numbers. Anyway, I set the default power-on value of our DVR/STB to the high def version of NBC. From there she just uses the up/down button to get the the HD versions of the other network stations. However, the non-major network channels in HD aren't in sequence, so all bets are off when watching HGTV!

Enjoy,

TIC
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